. . .Urges APC national body to intervene
. . .asks Chief Judge to respect interim order
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, which has two factions, has described the attempt by the Rivers State House of Assembly to push out the governor of the state for the sake of a minister as a legislative coup d’etat.
The Emeka Beke-led faction believed to be loyal to former governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi said in a statement in Port Harcourt Saturday, January 17, 2026, that the party has painstakingly analysed the issues leading up to the latest step taken by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly by electing to proceed with the impeachment process against Gov Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor, Ngozi Ordu, a professor.
Regrettably, according to the statement signed by Darlington Nwauju, spokesperson of the faction, the party noted that honourable members who trumpeted loyalty to the APC and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can give themselves to the unfolding choreographed legislative coup d’etat against the collective interest, growth, and development of the national ruling party in the state.
Nwauju said: “We warn again that this is a needless legislative overreach having observed the recalcitrance on the part of members of the House of Assembly, including ‘APC’ members!
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“It is common knowledge that the Legislature is empowered under Section 129 and 188 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to conduct impeachment.
“As the ruling party in Rivers State, we are equally aware of the provisions of paragraph (11) of Section 188 which is subject to political interpretation by the Legislature as that paragraph is neither normative nor objective because act(s) that constitute ‘gross misconduct’ is/are what only the legislature deemed to be misconduct.”
Thus, he stated, no matter how beautifully-crafted the allegations against the governor and his deputy were, they are still very subjective in the court of public opinion.
He said: “This unfortunate path chosen by the legislative arm therefore, serves as dangerous footnote to the health and survival of the APC in Rivers State.
Meanwhile, he said, “We call on the Honourable Chief Judge of Rivers State, to respect yesterday’s interim injunction in Suit No OYHC/7/CS/2026 that restrained him from receiving/acting on the resolutions of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“Finally, we call on the national leadership of the party to immediately activate internal mechanisms available to the National Working Committee under Article 21(b)(iii) of the 2022 Constitution (as amended) to save our dear party from an embarrassing situation.”
The APC has two factions; one led by Beke, loyal to Amaechi; the other led by Tony Okocha, loyal to Wike.
The Beke-led faction had court backing but was neither recognised by the Wike faction nor the national body since Tinubu took over leadership of both the presidency and the party.
